David Brabham will go into this weekend's eighth and final round of the inaugural American Le Mans series with a challenge ahead of him.

David Brabham poised for US Le Mans crown

David Brabham will go into this weekend's eighth and final round of the inaugural American Le Mans series with a challenge ahead of him.

If he and team-mate Eric Bernard of France can win the race, they'll win the title.

Driving for the powerful Panoz team (pictured), they will go into the event in Las Vegas three points behind series leader Elliot Forbes-Robinson, driving for Dyson Racing.

The circuit uses part of the new Las Vegas tri-oval banked track and an infield section, bringing the circuit length up to 3.62km.

"The track is essentially in the middle of the Nevada Desert, so we expect it to be hot and dusty," Brabham said this week.

"The tyre choice will be a bit of a gamble - but this is the place for gambling!"

Organisers of the proposed Adelaide street race to be run under the auspices of the American Le Mans series, and planned for New Year's Eve next year, will attend the event to continue their negotiations with series owner, Don Panoz.